Brown County Jail
Brown County Jail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome William Chandler, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1963
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Welcome William Chandler: 0.0 mi
- Greenleaf Fisk: 0.1 mi
- Camp Collier, C.S.A.: 0.1 mi
- Coggin and Parks Building: 0.1 mi
- Courthouses of Brown County: 0.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Krueger Hill: 4.4 mi
- Lancaster Hill: 11.5 mi
- Mayberry Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Salt Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.3 mi
- Letbetter Park: 0.4 mi
- Old Main Park: 0.5 mi
- Cecil Holman Park: 0.6 mi
- Wiggins Park: 0.7 mi
- Brown County Museum of History: 0.0 mi
- Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 0.5 mi
- Comanche County Museum: 22.9 mi
- Rest Area US-84 US-283: 22.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Muse Wildlife Management Area: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown County Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Anna Mountains | W 275° | 589 m | 20.4 mi |
| Hog Mountains | NNE 25° | 585 m | 16.8 mi |
| Star Mountain | NE 36° | 577 m | 15.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | NE 52° | 562 m | 21.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 50° | 554 m | 21.5 mi |
| Salt Mountain | NE 39° | 550 m | 13.3 mi |
| Spur Mountain | E 94° | 549 m | 17.5 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | ESE 108° | 537 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395225933
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